Wollongong college or SIBT,help needed ungently! (1 Viewer)

[hitman23]

hi,i'm a overseas student.i got a offer from WCA for diploma of business & also got a offer from SIBT for diploma of commerce.so the problem is i'm unable to decide whether i should go to SIBT OR WCA? actually, tuition fee is much lower in WCA as i got a 4000aud$ scholarship..but i heard wollongong is a kind of remote area? & it's really hard to find a part time job there,so for work u gotta come to sydney? are these true? on the otherhand,i heard sibt is much harder studyewise..compared to wca? so,what i wana kne is which place would be easier to survive in as i'm a avg student?also a better place for living & better for getting a part time job ?
people help me! bcoz i need to make the decision fast!

 

[jackmurray1989]

Wollongong is a nice area and you can get jobs. Apparently WCA isn't too stressful either. I can't tell you anything about SIBT.

 

[watatank]

Wollongong isn't that great for part time jobs at all (compared to say Sydney anyway). Apart from that Wollongong is not that remote, its a regional centre only 90 minutes by train to Sydney and you have everything you need in Wollongong anyway.

I've never heard of SIBT so can't help you there.

 

[jackmurray1989]

Wollongong isn't that great for part time jobs at all

Obviously not with that negative attitude.

 

[aileenli]

SIBT is the alternative pathway to Macquarie University - You'll fit in with all the other international students.
Not that I believe we need any more international students, but I see the need for them to be subsidising my education.

 

[Josie]

Obviously not with that negative attitude.

Wollongong has terrifically high youth unemployment.

And most of the people I know have a lot of trouble getting jobs. I've been looking for ages, they get huges numbers of applicants for relatively few jobs.

Anyway, I hear the college isn't too bad, but no idea about SIBT, sorry.

 

[hitman23]

I've never heard of SIBT so can't help you there.

well...SIBT stands for Sydney Institute of Business & Technology..which provides pathway courses to Macquarie University.